The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 259 An Even Stronger Guy

Zhao Yun immediately gave the order: "Ma Chao!"

"Present!" I order you to lead five thousand cavalry to outflank Han Sui from the south, along the only route he can take to retreat to Jincheng. Your mission is very simple: intercept Han Sui himself, who may be fleeing towards your side. Remember, only by capturing or killing Han Sui can this battle be considered a success. Understand?

"Yes, organize!" "Pound!" Pound stood up at attention and said, "Your subordinate is here!" "You will lead the Ma family organization with 10,000 cavalry, together with 20,000 steppe auxiliary cavalry, as the flanking assault force of the infantry!" "Yes, sir!"

“Remember, the auxiliary cavalry must be at the forefront, understand?” Zhao Yun said to Pang De.

Pang De understood Zhao Yun's meaning and replied directly, "This subordinate understands!"

"Liao Hua!" After instructing Pang De, Zhao Yun turned his gaze to Liao Hua.

Liao Hua stood up and replied, "Here!"

"You will lead two infantry brigades and 20,000 artillerymen from the Ma family organization as the backbone of this battle. The two infantry brigades will be the main force for the frontal breakthrough, while the 20,000 infantrymen from the Ma family organization will be divided into two groups and, under the cover of cavalry, will encircle Han Sui's camp!"

"Yes! This subordinate guarantees to complete the mission." Gentlemen! This battle is crucial to the swift conclusion of the overall war in Liangzhou, therefore I hope you will all give your all in this battle.

Zhao Yun said to the three men, “Although the enemy we face may not be as strong as us, I still hope that you will be cautious. As generals, courage and intelligence are both indispensable, but intelligence is more important than courage, understand? Instead of blindly showing reckless bravery!”

"Yes!"

Zhao Yun's words were mainly directed at Ma Chao and Pang De. Their past combat experience was very different from that of the self-governed district's organized teams, and he hoped that the two could change their previous mindset of prioritizing courage.

Because in self-governed areas, fighting is always driven by the mind, not by courage, which ultimately leads to heavy casualties. "Everyone, prepare yourselves. We'll depart in an hour. Mengqi, you can set off immediately!" Zhao Yun said.

Ma Chao was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and responded. He then walked out of the tent toward the 5,000 self-governing cavalry unit assigned to him. This was his first time commanding a regular cavalry unit from his self-governing territory, and he didn't want to make a bad impression.

"Go!" Ten minutes later, Ma Chao's troops were ready. After a brief period of getting used to the battle commands and flags of the cavalry in their own jurisdiction, Ma Chao immediately ordered them to set off.

In order to bypass Han Sui's scout cavalry, Ma Chao deliberately traveled an extra 70 or 80 li to the south. Although this covered a greater distance, it also reduced the possibility of them being exposed.

And the facts proved that Ma Chao's actions were very effective, because Han Sui's guard cavalry and scouts were all within a fifty-mile radius of the main camp, and he even placed a lot of scouts behind his own rear.

It must be said that Han Sui had a strong intuition, but unfortunately he met someone with an even stronger intuition.

Fifty minutes later, teams continued to emerge from the self-governed camp by the river. Half an hour earlier, Pound's most elite group of rangers had already set off.

They were there to clear obstacles for the larger organization. A significant portion of them were steppe cavalry, and as an excellent cavalry commander, Pound had great faith in the cavalry capabilities of the steppe nomads.

Although he disliked those ethnic groups, he still greatly admired their horsemanship. These cavalrymen would become messengers of the night to eliminate the guard cavalry of Han Sui's organization on the way to the main force.

For the sake of concealment, they used only bows and crossbows. Although firearms were dominant at the time, bows and crossbows still had their advantages at night, namely, they were silent and stealthy. This allowed the rangers to eliminate the enemy's guard cavalry more discreetly and delay Han Sui from learning of their whereabouts as much as possible.

Tonight, countless people are destined to be sleepless or to sleep forever on this land, never to wake up again, or even to become food for wolves and tigers in their 'dreams'.

With a "whoosh!", a Han Sui-organized cavalryman beside a tree opened his eyes wide. He gripped the arrow shaft around his neck tightly, desperately trying to save his life.

Not far away, a Ma family organization cavalryman who had been lying in wait mounted his horse and rode up to the Han organization cavalryman who had just fallen. He spat and said, "Fool, did you think the tree could block your shadow? The moon is so bright tonight, do you really think I can't see you?"

"Let's go, there are still quite a few people ahead." His partner came over and quickly pulled his companion, "Let's hurry up, there are still many enemies ahead, don't waste time here."

The soldier nodded and said, "No one will have more than me tonight, but just to be on the safe side, let's keep trying!"

“This is our twenty-seventh kill. No other group has more than us. We’re going to win this time,” another soldier said.

Judging from their words, they seemed to be making a bet, betting on the Han organization's guard cavalry and scouts that they would hunt down that night. Although it was a bet, it was more of a way to motivate the soldiers.

Such behavior is common in organizations. Although the final stakes are not high, the organizers only want to motivate the soldiers to fight harder, and the soldiers treat such bets as a form of entertainment.

After all, fighting can be quite boring, and they need something to pass the time or something to relax during battle.

The cavalry ahead continued to plunder the guard cavalry of the Han organization, but even the most cautious night cavalry eventually run into trouble, and the initially invincible rangers faltered.

One of the most vigilant Han organization guard cavalrymen escaped after being shot in the shoulder with an arrow. The other cavalrymen gave chase without hesitation, but ultimately failed to catch him. By this time, the vanguard of the cavalry had come within ten miles of the Han organization's main camp.

Upon hearing that the enemy had been exposed, Pang De immediately ordered 20,000 steppe cavalry to launch an immediate attack, determined to disrupt Han's organization's deployment and buy time for the infantry behind them.

Pang De's actions were undoubtedly correct. At this time, the main force of the self-governing district's organization was still twenty miles away from Han Sui's camp and would need some time to arrive. Han Sui would certainly soon know that the enemy organization was coming.

Pang De must take advantage of the fact that Han Sui's main force has not yet reacted to directly attack Han Sui's camp in order to disrupt Han Sui's assembled forces and at the same time damage the morale of Han Sui's organization.

"Woo..." Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, the alarm horn sounded in Han Sui's organization. Han Sui was suddenly awakened from his sleep and shouted outside what had happened. His personal guards came in and reported to Han Sui that it was an alarm horn, and that the enemy organization might be launching a night attack.